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| From | Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Apt sources.list |
| Date | 2023-04-15 20:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <GkSOR-2fpY-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <GkN2N-2bXs-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <GkNct-2c13-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <GkNFv-2cbI-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <GkOid-2cEI-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <GkPHj-2dFR-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | Parliament Hill Computers Ltd |
On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 11:00:52AM -0400, paulf@quillandmouse.com wrote:
> Okay. Let's open this can of worms. The ONLY reason https is used on
> most sites is because Google *mandated* it years ago. ("Mandate" means
> we'll downgrade your search ranking if you don't use https.) There is
> otherwise no earthly reason to have an encrypted connection to a web
> server unless there is some exchange of private information between you
> and the server.
Where I live (England) I do not care if "the authorities" see what I have
installed on my machine. If I lived in a totalitarian state†† there are some
packages that might raise my profile on some "radar".
†† There are several - I will not mention names as I wish to keep politics out
of this list.
> Reading through all of Google's explanations, I've never seen a
> satisfactory explanation for this change. With that in mind, I believe
> the Debian gods did the right thing in leaving their web connections
> "insecure". Though, in truth, the integrity of Debian server contents
> wouldn't be changed in the slightest whether the connection was
> encrypted or not.
--
Alain Williams
Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer.
+44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/
Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html
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Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 14:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 14:30 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-15 15:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 15:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 15:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 16:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 16:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 16:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-04-15 16:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 17:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-04-15 18:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 19:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2023-04-16 01:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-16 01:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2023-04-16 01:30 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-04-16 02:30 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2023-04-16 02:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2023-04-16 21:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-16 23:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 03:30 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-17 06:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 17:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-16 07:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2023-04-16 14:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 20:30 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 20:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2023-04-15 22:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-04-15 20:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-16 02:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-16 14:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 16:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-15 18:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 21:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-15 22:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-16 00:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-04-16 06:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-04-16 07:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-16 13:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-16 16:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2023-04-16 18:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-16 07:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-04-16 16:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 22:10 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 18:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-15 22:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-04-18 16:40 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-18 19:50 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-18 20:00 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-04-20 12:20 +0200
Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-20 13:30 +0200
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